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In October 2019, a stretch of dry weather and strong winds sparked dozens of wildfires across California, killing three people and destroying hundreds of homes. For the low-wage immigrants who work in those homes, fire season brings its own dangers.
Sam Miller can help us understand how addiction and homelessness intersect because he’s lived them both. Plus he can make us laugh. He points to one reason he was able to overcome homelessness while many others get trapped.
In Salinas, overcrowded, unhealthy conditions are common for tens of thousands of farmworkers.
Asthma is on the rise across the U.S., and people of color are more likely to have asthma. On Native American reservations, the problem is particularly grave.
How fetal alcohol syndrome has slipped from Washington's agenda.
To many of its approximately 2 million residents, Santa Clara County’s nickname “Valley of the Heart’s Delight” might seem like less of a nod to its agricultural roots and more tragically ironic.
Officials are hopeful funding will continue for an innovative treatment program as the state tackles the opioid crisis.
As a group of accomplished photographers, artists, essayists and physicians, we strive daily through our work toward educated, safe, equitable, just, healthful societies internationally. This multidisciplinary project examines the ethics, people, processes, and systems that constitute the maintenanc
San Luis Obispo County’s beaches and vineyards make it an ideal destination for vacationers and wealthy Californians — but the workers who power the region’s economy don’t share that wealth.
